Daily Current Affair Quiz: 1st November 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) can enroll in the National Pension Scheme (NPS)
2.Non-Resident Indians cannot enroll in the National Pension Scheme.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now permitted Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) to enrol in National Pension Scheme (NPS) at par with Non-Resident Indians.
2. Which of the following pairs are rightly matched?
1. Saatriya : Odisha
2. Mohiniyattam : Tamil Nadu
3. Kathak : Kerala
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None of the above
Ans: d
Justification:
- Bharatanatyam, from Tamil Nadu.
- Kathak, from Uttar Pradesh.
- Kathakali, from Kerala.
- Kuchipudi, from Andhra Pradesh.
- Odissi, from Odisha.
- Sattriya, from Assam.
- Manipuri, from Manipur.
- Mohiniyattam, from Kerala.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of more than 120 countries initiated by India
2. The Paris Declaration establishes ISA as an alliance dedicated to the promotion of solar energy among its member countries.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of more than 120 countries initiated by India, most of them being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, now extended to all members of UN.
- The Paris Declaration establishes ISA as an alliance dedicated to the promotion of solar energy among its member countries.
- Objectives: The ISA’s major objectives include global deployment of over 1,000GW of solar generation capacity and mobilisation of investment of over US$ 1000 billion into solar energy by 2030.
4. DTrack and Pegasus are associated with
(a) Antibiotics
(b) Malwares
(c) Ion Batteries
(d) Newly found arthropods
Ans: b
Justification:
- Pegasus is a modular malware that can initiate total surveillance on the targeted device, says a report by digital security company Kaspersky.
- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) has confirmed that a malware had infected its system at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP).
- It was infected by DTrack, a North Korean virus.
5. Padho pardesh scheme is associated with?
(a) Ministry of Minority affairs
(b) Ministry of Women and Child development
(c) Ministry of Human resource development
(d) Ministry of Defence
Ans: a
Justification:
- “Padho Pardesh” – Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies for the Students Belonging to the Minority Communities.
